Relations And Relations Of Pakistan And Pakistan's International Relations

Pakistan’s international relations

To enable an overview over the international relations of Pakistan, the geographical position of the country first has to be elaborated first.

Pakistan is bordered by the state of Afghanistan to the northwest and the state of Iran to the west, while the state of China borders the country in the northern region and India to the east. Pakistan has a paramount geopolitical position as it is situated in a region that is of high importance due to its political, economical, and strategical position within South Asia. This piece of the continent has always been attractive for super powers like the U.S, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union..

Ever since Pakistan got to be autonomous, the nation has been confronted

It puts engagement into the country at a governmental and private level. But it feels the effect from the ISIS out of Pakistan what let them become more cautious.

India on the other side, can clearly be considered as enemy of Pakistan. This is resulted in the long history of both countries especially facing the military differences stated above. But also the issue of nuclear weapons and the willingness of Pakistan to use those weapons against India deteriorate their relation.

Pakistan-Afghanistan relation

The relation between the two countries has always been tense. Mistrust, suspicion and bitterness stood always between both of them. They blame each other for interfering in their national affairs and development.

“After Pakistan’s creation in 1947, Afghanistan objected to its admission to the United Nations.“ The government did not wanted to accept the territory agreements reached with the British India , but rather wanted to create a separate state of Pashtunistan. In the end, Pakistan was admitted despite Afghanistan’s objections.

While the disputes between the United States and Soviet Union taking place on the ground of Afghanistan in 1979, numerous Afghans escaped the war and violence and refuge in the neighbouring country of